{"id":29622,"date":"2026-08-06T08:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29622"},"modified":"2026-08-06T08:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:44:40","slug":"jorge-polancos-swing-work-pays-off-in-breakout-game-for-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29622","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Polanco&#8217;s swing work pays off in breakout game for Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>CLEVELAND \u2014 Jorge Polanco is trying to swing his way back to productivity.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran DH took about 300 swings Wednesday before the Mets faced the Guardians at Progressive Field, according to Andy Green, leaving the interim manager cautiously optimistic that success would follow.<\/p>\n<p>Polanco delivered with a 2-for-4 performance that included his second homer of the season (and first since April). The third-inning blast snapped his 0-for-26 skid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter putting a lot of work in it feels great,\u201d Polanco said <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/05\/sports\/jefry-yan-announces-arrival-with-dance-as-new-mets-bullpen-delivers-in-win\/\">following the 6-5 victory in 10 innings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Polanco began the night with a paltry .388 OPS as the poster child of president of operations David Stearns\u2019 failed offseason overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes the sweat equity gets you rolling again,\u201d Green said of Polanco\u2019s workout. \u201cThere\u2019s a ton of ability in him. There\u2019s a long track record. If you\u2019re out there watching him there\u2019s a good swing. 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Monday, was named the South Atlantic League (High-A) Player of the Month for July. The shortstop led the league in homers (14), RBIs (35), slugging percentage (.926) and OPS (1.305) among other offensive categories. <\/p>\n<p>The Mets traded Luke Weaver to the Pirates for the 21-year-old Stafura.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mets Trade Deadline Preview with Jon Heyman | Straight Outta Flushing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mL82wv2BmHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"product-spotlight product-spotlight-block wp-block-nypost-editor-product-spotlight\">\n<p>\n\t\t\tMEts merch shop\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNew York Post receives revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and when you make a purchase.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Jefry Yan became the seventh Mets player to make his major league debut this season \u2014 joining Nate Lavender, Carson Benge, A.J. 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